Author Archives: wanderingthecdt

Mugged by a Magazine Salesman

Iron Chef was apparently mugged by a magazine salesman because now our family is subscribed to Entertainment Weekly, Atlantic Monthly and Rolling Stone. Which means I find myself in the awkward position of a) knowing more than I should about American pop culture, b) attempting to engage in unwanted conversation about bank regulation, or de-regulation […]
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Oh Canada — You Are On To Something

I know I’ve had sort of a checkered past where Canada is concerned, but in the past 6 months, I’ve racked up two consecutive trips to The Attic without mishap. I’ve always thought Canadians could improve their national self-image if they would just do something first-rate. And on my most recent trip to British Columbia, […]
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My Main Man — Mister Rogers

I have to thank my friend and fellow Cold Mutha BB for forwarding me this remix tribute to one of my heroes and secret dead crushes — Mister Rogers.   Mister Rogers is so cool, people spell out M-I-S-T-E-R. http://youtu.be/OFzXaFbxDcM The video reminded me that the only person who had higher standing on my crush […]
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Perfect pitch

There is a reasonable explanation as to why I watched the movie “Pitch Perfect” twice within 48 hrs over the holiday break. The first showing was personal. My 15 year old daughter, Her Royal Highness, received the video as a gift and I’ll admit that on showing number 1 I felt a sentimental attachment to […]
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Cold Muthas — the Soundtrack

Now that my 79 and Under Ladies Hockey Team has made some serious development progress — some of us can snap our own chin straps on our helmets, I can nearly stop on my right side (stay away from lefty if you value your safety), and we’ve decided by consensus to not waste any time […]
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Cold Muthas Heat Up the Ice

My new women’s hockey team is progressing at a much faster pace than I had anticipated after our 1st practice, which mainly consisted of sorting our gear and convincing our middle school age coaches that we were serious enough to warrant them getting up before noon to help us. By practice 2, word had spread […]
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Unexpected House Guests

Back in the day, Iron Chef and I would come home from parties and wake up in the morning to find firefighters and other wayward vagrants sleeping on our couch, floor, car seat, etc. Things are different now. We like to get to bed at a reasonable hour, maybe watch a taped Lawrence Welk or […]
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Cold Muthas — Day 1

I belong to a hockey family, which is code for my house and car smell funny. Last year marked the beginning of a new era in Podunk hockey — the formation of a hockey league designed for the women who had previously been relegated to washing hockey underthings and working the concession stand. We are […]
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Highway 12 — What an Obvious Choice

As geography would have it, to get to my new vacation oasis in Cottonwood, Idaho, I have to go through Montana. I hadn’t been on Highway 12 over Lolo Pass for a number of years, but I remembered it as a lovely stretch of blacktop that paralleled the Wild and Scenic Lochsa River, was rich […]
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Excused Absence

So I am most likely the only person on Earth who noticed that I didn’t post anything in October. I’d like to say I pre-empted author Philip Roth, who after an illustrious 50+ year career, announced he was retiring. “I know I’m not going to write as well as I used to. I no longer […]
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